hematopoietic system
• thymic development of CD4 cells is abrogated, with the majority of single positive CD4+ thymocytes being immature CD4+8low rather than CD4+8- cells and the absence of CD69- single-positive CD4+ thymocytes
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• lack peripheral single positive CD4+ T cells, however the total numbers of peripheral alpha-beta-TCR+ cells is the same as for wild-type
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• elevated numbers of CD8+ alpha-beta-TCR+ T cells
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immune system
• thymic development of CD4 cells is abrogated, with the majority of single positive CD4+ thymocytes being immature CD4+8low rather than CD4+8- cells and the absence of CD69- single-positive CD4+ thymocytes
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• lack peripheral single positive CD4+ T cells, however the total numbers of peripheral alpha-beta-TCR+ cells is the same as for wild-type
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• elevated numbers of CD8+ alpha-beta-TCR+ T cells
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reproductive system
• female infertility is impaired as intercrosses consistently produce small litters of 2-4 pups
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